"The Economist," 27. III. 1915, Saturday.
Article: "The Aims of War" (apropos of Grey's speech on Monday (22. III. ??) at Bechstein Hall).
The Editorial Board bewails peace and rejoices that Grey said nothing capable of "prolonging or embittering the war"... End of the article:
"Statesmen cannot reconcile themselves to the prospect of a sorrowful outcome of the war: universal mourning and
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and almost universal bankruptcy. Soon the time will come when it will be possible to take into account the demands of humanity and at the same time to realize the aims indicated by Sir Edward Grey" (freedom of nationalities etc.)... "If such an opportunity is lost, the war will not continue forever. It will end in revolutionary chaos, which will begin God knows where and end God knows how. Even if the war were to end tomorrow, scarcely a single family would be found even in this relatively prosperous country that would not suffer grievously for years from the hardships caused by the war" (p. 615). (End.)